Written answers
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Household Charge Collection
Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current levels of payment for the household charge by local authority area. [44231/12]
Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current payment levels of the household charge nationally; the figures by county; the number of households liable in each county; and the percentage of registration in each county and nationally. [44588/12]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 and 426 together.
The following table shows, as of 12 October 2012, the total number of payments and waivers registered for the household charge nationally and by local authority area. The figures are also presented as a percentage of the estimated total number of liable properties nationally and per local authority area.
| County/City Council | Estimated number of liable properties | Number of paid registrations for Household Charge 12/10/2012 | Number registered for waivers | Total registered (paid + non-paid) | Registrations as a % of total estimated liable properties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 18,257 | 11,218 | 287 | 11,505 | 63% |
| Cavan | 25,611 | 15,205 | 969 | 16,174 | 63% |
| Clare | 45,786 | 31,528 | 408 | 31,936 | 70% |
| Cork City | 41,649 | 27,305 | 181 | 27,486 | 66% |
| Cork County | 143,887 | 87,400 | 2364 | 89,764 | 62% |
| Donegal | 65,331 | 34,146 | 493 | 34,639 | 53% |
| Dublin City | 190,685 | 134,146 | 1213 | 135,359 | 71% |
| Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown | 74,390 | 62,022 | 430 | 62,452 | 84% |
| Fingal | 90,286 | 57,553 | 2080 | 59,633 | 66% |
| Galway City | 27,086 | 20,076 | 88 | 20,164 | 74% |
| Galway County | 62,851 | 39,606 | 723 | 40,329 | 64% |
| Kerry | 58,792 | 42,174 | 345 | 42,519 | 72% |
| Kildare | 68,215 | 41,774 | 1496 | 43,270 | 63% |
| Kilkenny | 32,067 | 20,243 | 504 | 20,747 | 65% |
| Laois | 26,185 | 14,991 | 318 | 15,309 | 58% |
| Leitrim | 13,069 | 8,794 | 228 | 9,022 | 69% |
| Limerick City | 20,380 | 13,536 | 194 | 13,730 | 67% |
| Limerick County | 46,473 | 30,080 | 638 | 30,718 | 66% |
| Longford | 12,928 | 7,998 | 509 | 8,507 | 66% |
| Louth | 41,176 | 23,420 | 884 | 24,304 | 59% |
| Mayo | 51,363 | 35,936 | 911 | 36,847 | 72% |
| Meath | 60,652 | 35,351 | 887 | 36,238 | 60% |
| Monaghan | 20,176 | 12,837 | 256 | 13,093 | 65% |
| North Tipperary | 24,839 | 17,032 | 547 | 17,579 | 71% |
| Offaly | 25,224 | 14,058 | 341 | 14,399 | 57% |
| Roscommon | 23,888 | 15,488 | 375 | 15,863 | 66% |
| Sligo | 25,281 | 17,108 | 265 | 17,373 | 69% |
| South Dublin | 81,822 | 50,183 | 369 | 50,552 | 62% |
| South Tipperary | 30,368 | 19,965 | 324 | 20,289 | 67% |
| Waterford City | 15,753 | 9,989 | 141 | 10,130 | 64% |
| Waterford County | 24,777 | 15,909 | 169 | 16,078 | 65% |
| Westmeath | 29,872 | 19,734 | 395 | 20,129 | 67% |
| Wexford | 56,030 | 33,772 | 1066 | 34,838 | 62% |
| Wicklow | 45,665 | 30,196 | 471 | 30,667 | 67% |
| National | 1,620,814 | 1,050,773 | 20,869 | 1,071,642 | 66% |
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